August 21, 2021 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

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• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (33 clues)
• Down Clues (37 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips
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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Saturday, August 21, 2021

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 70 (33 Across, 37 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.6 letters

Master Today's Across: NYT Saturday Puzzle August 21, 2021

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Exercises with squat thrusts and jumps	7
2A	8. Literally, "great soul"	7
3A	15. Auto parts giant	7
4A	16. Momentous	7
5A	17. Certain sidekicks	7
6A	18. Writing letters, it's said	7
7A	19. Short spiel	13
8A	21. Part of a fancy table setting	4
9A	22. Defer for now	4
10A	23. Tee follower	3
11A	24. Its highest score is 1520	4
12A	25. The Baltics, once: Abbr.	4
13A	26. "There you go!"	5
14A	28. Light touch	3
15A	29. Unnatural, in a way	4
16A	30. Phone hotline?	4
17A	31. Unpredictable	15
18A	36. Start of some decision-making	4
19A	37. "I Am ___," onetime spinoff of "Keeping Up With the Kardashians"	4
20A	38. Rugby equivalent of a touchdown	3
21A	39. ___ Neuwirth (jeweler)	5
22A	41. Related	4
23A	42. Indicators of enlightenment	4
24A	43. Study	3
25A	44. Apt bingo call to lose on, by the sound of it?	4
26A	45. Low notes	4
27A	46. Program that a 2011 global commission officially declared a failure, 40 years after its launch	13
28A	50. Synthetic material also called frozen smoke	7
29A	51. Disneyland attraction with a racetrack	7
30A	54. A comedy of errors?	7
31A	55. Actor in the "Fast & Furious" franchise, familiarly	7
32A	56. Trickery	7
33A	57. Unpredictable	7

Let's Solve the Across Clues Together!

Here are helpful hints to solve each clue. Remember, crossword puzzles are like word games - have fun with them!

Clue 1 Across: "1. Exercises with squat thrusts and jumps"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BURPEES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "8. Literally, "great soul""

Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a medium clue about history.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that (hinduism) term of respect for a brahmin sage
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MAHATMA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "15. Auto parts giant"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OREILLY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "16. Momentous"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that highly significant or important especially bringing about or marking the beginning of a new development or era
• Words that mean the same thing: epoch-making
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EPOCHAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "17. Certain sidekicks"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the pilot who positions his aircraft outside and behind (on the wing of) the leader of a flying formation
• Words that mean the same thing: wingman
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WINGMEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "18. Writing letters, it's said"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LOSTART

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "19. Short spiel"

Quick Info: This answer has 13 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: _____________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ELEVATORPITCH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "21. Part of a fancy table setting"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an open vessel with a handle and a spout for pouring
• Words that mean the same thing: pitcher
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EWER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "22. Defer for now"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that formerly the basic unit of money in ireland; equal to 100 pence
• Words that mean the same thing: Irish pound, pole, pound
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PUNT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "23. Tee follower"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HEE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "24. Its highest score is 1520"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PSAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "25. The Baltics, once: Abbr."

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about abbreviation.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SSRS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "26. "There you go!""

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: VOILA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "28. Light touch"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a light touch or stroke
• Words that mean the same thing: pat, swob, splatter
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DAB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "29. Unnatural, in a way"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that color with dye
• Words that mean the same thing: dye, bleached, colored
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DYED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "30. Phone hotline?"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the fourth of the seven canonical hours; about noon
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SEXT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "31. Unpredictable"

Quick Info: This answer has 15 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: _______________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FULLOFSURPRISES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "36. Start of some decision-making"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about celebrity/entertainment.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EENY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "37. "I Am ___," onetime spinoff of "Keeping Up With the Kardashians""

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CAIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "38. Rugby equivalent of a touchdown"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
• Words that mean the same thing: try out, attempt, endeavour
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TRY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "39. ___ Neuwirth (jeweler)"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IRENE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "41. Related"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that similar in quality or character
• Words that mean the same thing: kindred, consanguineal, consanguineous
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AKIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "42. Indicators of enlightenment"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AHAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "43. Study"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the habitation of wild animals
• Words that mean the same thing: hideaway, hideout, lair
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "44. Apt bingo call to lose on, by the sound of it?"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BTEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "45. Low notes"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
• Words that mean the same thing: single, ace, 1
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ONES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "46. Program that a 2011 global commission officially declared a failure, 40 years after its launch"

Quick Info: This answer has 13 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: _____________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: THEWARONDRUGS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "50. Synthetic material also called frozen smoke"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AEROGEL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "51. Disneyland attraction with a racetrack"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AUTOPIA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "54. A comedy of errors?"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GAGREEL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "55. Actor in the "Fast & Furious" franchise, familiarly"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about celebrity/entertainment.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: THEROCK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "56. Trickery"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception
• Words that mean the same thing: wiliness, craft, guile
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SLYNESS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "57. Unpredictable"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that liable to sudden unpredictable change
• Words that mean the same thing: fickle, mercurial, wandering
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ERRATIC

  Great job if you got it right!

August 21, 2021 Saturday NYT - All Down Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Bit of Christmas morning detritus	3
2D	2. Sch. in the Atlantic 10 Conference	3
3D	3. What sunlight and wind provide	15
4D	4. Oinkling?	6
5D	5. "Patchwork elephant" of children's literature	5
6D	6. K2 fig.	4
7D	7. They'll help you pass on impulses	8
8D	8. Noggins	6
9D	9. Left at sea	5
10D	10. Drip locale: Abbr.	4
11D	11. It's a start	4
12D	12. "Ahhhh!"	15
13D	13. Give waves to with a curling iron, once	6
14D	14. ___ Gibson, first African American to win a Grand Slam title	6
15D	20. Holiday dish with lots of stuffing?	9
16D	21. "I saw ___, he saw me" (classic tongue twister line)	4
17D	24. E-signature holder, maybe	3
18D	25. Cable network with a rhyming name	4
19D	26. Couleur du brocoli	4
20D	27. Lead-in to Clean	3
21D	29. Worker's cry of triumph	4
22D	30. Go around	4
23D	32. Director Wiseman	3
24D	33. Part of a contingency plan	8
25D	34. Special times	4
26D	35. GPS component: Abbr.	3
27D	39. Common attachments to lanyards	6
28D	40. Get better again	6
29D	41. Key rings?	6
30D	42. Kind of rabbit	6
31D	44. 2020 N.F.L. retiree who leads all QBs in career pass completions (7,142)	5
32D	45. ___ space	5
33D	47. Tired	4
34D	48. Posthumous Pulitzer winner of 1958	4
35D	49. Germany's largest urban area	4
36D	52. Opposite of là	3
37D	53. Org. with a pedigree registry	3

Now Let's Solve the Down Clues!

Down clues go from top to bottom. Use the letters from your across answers to help!

Clue 1 Down: "1. Bit of Christmas morning detritus"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces
• Words that mean the same thing: stem, arc, prow
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BOW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Sch. in the Atlantic 10 Conference"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: URI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. What sunlight and wind provide"

Quick Info: This answer has 15 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: _______________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RENEWABLEENERGY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Oinkling?"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a young pig
• Words that mean the same thing: shote, piggy, shoat
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PIGLET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. "Patchwork elephant" of children's literature"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about history.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ELMER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. K2 fig."

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ELEV

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. They'll help you pass on impulses"

Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the side by side pairing of homologous maternal and paternal chromosomes at the start of meiosis
• Words that mean the same thing: synapsis
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SYNAPSES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Noggins"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that any of numerous fruits of the gourd family having a hard rind and sweet juicy flesh
• Words that mean the same thing: melon, melon vine
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MELONS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Left at sea"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: APORT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Drip locale: Abbr."

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about abbreviation.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HOSP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. It's a start"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about celebrity/entertainment.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ACTI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. "Ahhhh!""

Quick Info: This answer has 15 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: _______________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: THATHITSTHESPOT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Give waves to with a curling iron, once"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a hairdo characterized by deep regular waves that are made by a heated curling iron
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MARCEL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "14. ___ Gibson, first African American to win a Grand Slam title"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that any of various plants of the genus althaea; similar to but having smaller flowers than genus alcea
• Words that mean the same thing: althaea, hollyhock
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ALTHEA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "20. Holiday dish with lots of stuffing?"

Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a expert clue about food & drink.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: _________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TURDUCKEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "21. "I saw ___, he saw me" (classic tongue twister line)"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that (old testament) the eldest son of isaac who would have inherited the covenant that god made with abraham and that abraham passed on to isaac; he traded his birthright to his twin brother jacob for a mess of pottage
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ESAU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "24. E-signature holder, maybe"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PDF

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "25. Cable network with a rhyming name"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SYFY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "26. Couleur du brocoli"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: VERT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "27. Lead-in to Clean"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OXI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "29. Worker's cry of triumph"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that carry out or perform an action
• Words that mean the same thing: behave, answer, through
• The opposite would be: unmake
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DONE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "30. Go around"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a swift whirling motion (usually of a missile)
• Words that mean the same thing: twisting, reel, gyrate
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SPIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "32. Director Wiseman"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about celebrity/entertainment.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "33. Part of a contingency plan"

Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RAINDATE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "34. Special times"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event
• Words that mean the same thing: earned run average, era, geological era
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ERAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "35. GPS component: Abbr."

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about abbreviation.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SYS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "39. Common attachments to lanyards"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IDTAGS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "40. Get better again"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: REHEAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "41. Key rings?"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an island consisting of a circular coral reef surrounding a lagoon
• Words that mean the same thing: atoll
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ATOLLS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "42. Kind of rabbit"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the capital of turkey; located in west-central turkey; it was formerly known as angora and is the home of angora goats
• Words that mean the same thing: Turkish capital, Angora rabbit, Angora goat
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ANGORA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "44. 2020 N.F.L. retiree who leads all QBs in career pass completions (7,142)"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BREES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "45. ___ space"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that being on the outside or further from a center
• Words that mean the same thing: knocked out, forbidden, proscribed
• The opposite would be: inner, safe
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OUTER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "47. Tired"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that be dressed in
• Words that mean the same thing: jade, weary, fatigue
• The opposite would be: new, refresh
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WORN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "48. Posthumous Pulitzer winner of 1958"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that united states novelist (1909-1955)
• Words that mean the same thing: James Agee
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AGEE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "49. Germany's largest urban area"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a tributary of the rhine
• Words that mean the same thing: Ruhr Valley, Ruhr River
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RUHR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "52. Opposite of là"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ICI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "53. Org. with a pedigree registry"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AKC

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	50	71.4%
Short Answer	10	14.3%
Celebrity/Entertainment	4	5.7%
Abbreviation	3	4.3%
History	2	2.9%
Food & Drink	1	1.4%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	33
Down Clues	37
Total Clues	70
Average Answer Length	5.6 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	15 letters

Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!

• Start with short words first - they're usually easier!
• Look for clues with blanks to fill in - these are like fill-in-the-blank questions at school
• When letters cross, they must be the same in both words - this helps you check if you're right!
• Today is Saturday, and these puzzles are usually moderate level
• Most clues today are about general knowledge
• The average word today has about 5 letters
• Remember: It's okay to take breaks and come back later with fresh eyes!
• Ask someone for help if you need it - crosswords are more fun with friends!

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Last Updated: September 15, 2025 at 12:43 PM

0911 NYT Crossword: Wed September 11, 2024 | Puzzle Breakdown

NYT Crossword Tuesday September 11, 2024 Puzzle Breakdown: Your Complete Guide

Here are the puzzles for New York Times Crossword of September 11, 2024 which brings another set of fun and enticing clues and questions. Below are the explanations for the across and down clues which will assist you in completing today’s puzzle.

NYT Crossword: Wed September 11, 2024

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Break down. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: SOB

  Possible Answer : bastard, dickhead, breathlessness, mother_fucker, prick, shit, motherfucker, SOB, whoreson, sobbing, asshole, shortness_of_breath, sob, son_of_a_bitch, cocksucker




• The clue is 4. Overly. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: TOO

  Possible Answer : besides, likewise, too, to_a_fault, also, excessively, as_well, overly




• The clue is 7. Journalist Sawyer. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: DIANE




• The clue is 12. Not now. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: THEN

  Possible Answer : so, and_then, and_so, then




• The clue is 14. ___ health therapist (part of a dental practice). Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: ORAL

  Possible Answer : unwritten, oral, viva_voce, oral_exam, viva, oral_examination

  Possible Opposite Answer : aboral, anal




• The clue is 15. Type in. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: ENTER

  Possible Answer : recruit, come_in, enroll, go_in, insert, figure, move_into, enter, enrol, accede, inscribe, introduce, put_down, embark, get_into, participate, infix, record, go_into, get_in

  Possible Opposite Answer : drop_out, exit




• The clue is 16. Device with Alexa. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: ECHO

  Possible Answer : echo, Echo, resound, reverberate, reverberation, recall, replication, repeat, sound_reflection, ring




• The clue is 17. Swim around, scare some people, ram a boat …?. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (10 letters)

  The answer: LIFEOFJAWS




• The clue is 19. Limit on borrowing. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)

  The answer: LOANCAP




• The clue is 21. As required, after "if". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: NEEDBE




• The clue is 22. Good quality for a midwife?. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (12 letters)

  The answer: LOVEOFLABORS




• The clue is 25. Claim made stronger by a witness. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: ALIBI

  Possible Answer : alibi, excuse, self-justification, exculpation




• The clue is 26. Palindromic preposition. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: ERE




• The clue is 27. Some ring decisions, in brief. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: TKOS

  Possible Answer : technical_knockout, TKO




• The clue is 31. Excuses. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: OUTS

  Possible Answer : come_out, out, come_out_of_the_closet




• The clue is 33. Counts at the gym. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: REPS

  Possible Answer : repp, rep




• The clue is 36. High dudgeon. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: IRE

  Possible Answer : ira, anger, wrath, choler, ire




• The clue is 37. What the world's largest piggy bank holds?. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (15 letters)

  The answer: FORTUNEOFCHANGE




• The clue is 41. Brewpub order. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: IPA




• The clue is 42. Leave 'em rolling in the aisles. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: SLAY

  Possible Answer : bump_off, hit, polish_off, remove, slay, murder, off, dispatch




• The clue is 43. "Smooth Operator" singer. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: SADE

  Possible Answer : Comte_Donatien_Alphonse_Francois_de_Sade, Marquis_de_Sade, de_Sade, Sade




• The clue is 44. New Mexico's ___ National Forest. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: GILA

  Possible Answer : Gila, Gila_River




• The clue is 46. Turn for the worse. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: ROT

  Possible Answer : waste, rotting, putrefaction, hogwash, rot, decomposition, bunk, bunkum, decompose, guff, molder, buncombe, moulder




• The clue is 48. Turbine turner. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: ROTOR

  Possible Answer : rotor_coil, rotor

  Possible Opposite Answer : stator




• The clue is 51. Heroes in L.G.B.T.Q.+ history?. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (12 letters)

  The answer: LIONSOFPRIDE




• The clue is 55. Verdi's next opera after "Aida". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: OTELLO




• The clue is 58. "Chicago" or "Oklahoma!". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)

  The answer: MUSICAL

  Possible Answer : musical_comedy, musical_theater, melodious, melodic, musical

  Possible Opposite Answer : unmelodious, unmusical




• The clue is 59. Jacket sleeves?. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (10 letters)

  The answer: ARMSOFCOAT




• The clue is 62. Contacts listing. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: NAME

  Possible Answer : refer, constitute, bring_up, cite, gens, figure, make, call, discover, advert, distinguish, list, mention, describe, key_out, public_figure, epithet, name, identify, nominate, diagnose, appoint, key




• The clue is 63. Smooths, as unruly hair. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: TAMES

  Possible Answer : chasten, tame, domesticate, naturalize, domesticise, subdue, naturalise, reclaim, tone_down, cultivate, moderate, domesticize




• The clue is 64. 1998 animated film set in Central Park. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: ANTZ




• The clue is 65. Nana alternative. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: GRAN

  Possible Answer : grandmother, gran, grandma, granny, nan, grannie, nanna




• The clue is 66. Marriott competitor. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: HYATT




• The clue is 67. New beginning?. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: NEO

  Possible Answer : neo




• The clue is 68. Vietnamese celebration. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: TET

  Possible Answer : Tet

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Parks whose cookbook "BraveTart" won the James Beard Award. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: STELLA

  Possible Answer: Stella, Frank_Stella, Frank_Philip_Stella

• The clue is 2. "That's pretty nifty!". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: OHCOOL

• The clue is 3. Like problems a schoolteacher might deal with. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (10 letters)

  The answer: BEHAVIORAL

  Possible Answer: behavioral, behavioural

• The clue is 4. Word seen in 20 squares on a Scrabble board. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: TRIPLE

  Possible Answer: three-bagger, triple, trio, three-base_hit, triad, triplex, triplet, ternary, three-fold, threefold, treble

• The clue is 5. Galoot. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: OAF

  Possible Answer: lout, lummox, lump, stumblebum, clod, lubber, gawk, oaf, goon

• The clue is 6. Spanish "Bravo!". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: OLE

• The clue is 7. Postpone. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: DEFER

  Possible Answer: postpone, prorogue, put_over, hold_over, give_in, table, defer, remit, shelve, put_off, bow, accede, set_back, submit

• The clue is 8. For yuks. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: INJEST

• The clue is 9. The slightest bit. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: ATAD

• The clue is 10. Rookie, informally. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: NEWB

• The clue is 11. Talk of the Irish, say. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: ERSE

  Possible Answer: Gaelic, Goidelic, Erse

• The clue is 13. Only. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)

  The answer: NONEBUT

• The clue is 14. Angela's successor as German chancellor. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: OLAF

• The clue is 18. Singer heard on "Give Peace a Chance". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: ONO

  Possible Answer: Ono, Yoko_Ono

• The clue is 20. Sex. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: COITUS

  Possible Answer: carnal_knowledge, copulation, sexual_intercourse, relation, congress, sexual_relation, coitus, sexual_congress, coition, sex_act, intercourse

• The clue is 23. Usually dry streambeds. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)

  The answer: ARROYOS

  Possible Answer: arroyo

• The clue is 24. Strengthen, with "up". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: BEEF

  Possible Answer: beef, grouse, kick, crab, squawk, bellyache, beef_cattle, boeuf, holler, bitch, gripe

• The clue is 28. Sculptures with moving parts, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (10 letters)

  The answer: KINETICART

• The clue is 29. Nonprofit's URL ending. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: ORG

• The clue is 30. Call, as a poker bet. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: SEE

  Possible Answer: visualise, meet, insure, assure, watch, envision, get_wind, come_across, experience, realize, run_across, get_a_line, understand, go_through, figure, see_to_it, encounter, take_care, consider, ascertain, find_out, go_out, find, catch, control, regard, discover, go_steady, interpret, image, picture, hear, run_into, determine, look, view, attend, date, project, see, ensure, take_in, check, witness, reckon, get_word, learn, visit, escort, pick_up, visualize, construe, examine, realise, fancy

• The clue is 32. NBC stalwart. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: SNL

• The clue is 34. Dells, say. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: PCS

  Possible Answer: microcomputer, PC, personal_computer

• The clue is 35. # # #. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: SHARPS

  Possible Answer: sharp

• The clue is 37. Fruit associated with Newton. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: FIG

  Possible Answer: Ficus_carica, Libyan_Fighting_Group, common_fig_tree, common_fig, Al-Jama'a_al-Islamiyyah_al-Muqatilah_bi-Libya, fig, Libyan_Islamic_Fighting_Group, Libyan_Islamic_Group, FIG, figure

• The clue is 38. Nail polish brand. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: OPI

• The clue is 39. Make. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: EARN

  Possible Answer: earn, take_in, make, garner, gain, pull_in, realize, clear, bring_in, realise

• The clue is 40. Like devoted fans. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)

  The answer: ADORING

  Possible Answer: worshipful, adore, fond, adoring, doting

• The clue is 45. Ready to go. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: ALLSET

• The clue is 47. Part of a club. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: TOMATO

  Possible Answer: tomato_plant, love_apple, Lycopersicon_esculentum, tomato

• The clue is 49. Whoopi's Oscar-winning role in "Ghost". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: ODAMAE

• The clue is 50. Give in. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: RELENT

  Possible Answer: relent, soften, yield

  Possible Opposite Answer : stand

• The clue is 52. Statement of defeat. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: ILOST

• The clue is 53. Reaction to a punch. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: OOF

• The clue is 54. Mess (with). Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: FUTZ

• The clue is 55. Sworn statement. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: OATH

  Possible Answer: cuss, curse, swearing, curse_word, swearword, expletive, oath

• The clue is 56. It may come down after the wheels go up. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: TRAY

  Possible Answer: tray

• The clue is 57. Lazarus with a sonnet on the Statue of Liberty. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: EMMA

• The clue is 60. Soup container. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: CAN

  Possible Answer: lav, derriere, ass, throne, toilet, force_out, put_up, fanny, give_the_sack, butt, nates, potty, tin_can, send_away, can, hind_end, behind, sack, arse, stool, lavatory, give_the_axe, give_notice, hindquarters, posterior, tush, prat, pot, commode, stern, crapper, tooshie, rump, privy, displace, buns, tail_end, fundament, seat, terminate, john, backside, canful, bathroom, rear_end, bottom, rear, tail, dismiss, fire, tin, bum, keister, buttocks, can_buoy

  Possible Opposite Answer : hire

• The clue is 61. Last word before "Blast off!". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: ONE

  Possible Answer: peerless, unmatchable, I, 1, nonpareil, unrivalled, ane, i, unrivaled, matchless, single, unity, unitary, one_and_only, unmatched, ace, one